Anempty sack cannot stand up.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.